This site also has featured public forums such as the Naperville Area Homeowners Association series of five 2-hour candidate forums held in March in City Council Chambers. Decision 2015 on NCTV17 is a showcase of individual interviews with every candidate.

Nearly every other day, we heard about subdivisions and service organizations planning additional candidate forums. We’re mindful about how stretched candidates were to meet and greet the community with hopes voters will check and support opportunities in place. It’s been a long race with many qualified candidates and voter turnout is forecast to be low. There’s still time for an educated electorate to turn out.

In addition to the Q&As featuring candidates for City Council, including Mayor on this website, our aim has been to link candidate profiles, Q&As, etc., presented by the Daily Herald and other local media as it’s available for hopefuls running to fill seats in the school and park board and College of DuPage and Regional School Board races. When candidates have websites other than social media, they also will be linked here upon request.

Early Voting Ended at 5PM Sat., April 4

Stay tuned. Early voting began March 23, just prior to the final two Naperville Area Homeowner Confederation forums for all 19 candidates vying for the eight open seats on City Council, the result of term limits that begin with this election. The last day of Early Voting is Sat., April 4. Polls closed at 5PM.

According to an unofficial, unscientific poll of two Naperville voters featured in this photo taken on April 3, 2015, 50 percent voted early. (We wish that were an indicator of things to come on Tuesday!)

According to Glenn Miller, Early Voting Tech at the Naperville Muncipal Center, 1,722 early voters had cast their ballots as of Friday evening.

In an attempt to engage all ages by adding a little excitement to this long campaign season, the third set of unofficial, unscientific straw polls were placed online last week to check the trending of PN readers. Absolutely unofficial, unscientific polls for Mayor and City Council are now being taken through Election Day.

Vote Election Day / 6AM-7PM Tues., April 7

If iffy about your final selection of City Council candidates, perhaps wait to head to the polls until the Consolidated Election Day on Tues., April 7. Polls are open 6AM-7PM.

No one can deny the controversy, replete with law suits, FOIA requests, citizen and media backlash (Simply search COD online or College of DuPage or visit www.cod.edu.), that has made headlines in recent months at COD. More than 29,000 students choose to seek higher education at the community college. Every single one of the 12 candidates running to serve deserves your attention before three hopefuls are elected. Several of the candidates reside in Naperville. Get to know them. Will they represent your voice on the College of DuPage Board of Trustees?

Posted February 24, 2015 / Updated March 21, 2015

Thanks to all hopefuls & voters participating in the election process

This city truly is blessed that many individuals want to serve its governing bodies, giving time and energy to know the issues as they aim to keep the community moving forward in a positive manner.